Nurse Clinical Instructor at Karen Hospital

  Ref No.  NCI/02/2022   

Key Area Responsibilities:

Clinical Instruction for Nurses;

• Conduct clinical instruction to all Nurses in all clinical placement sites both internal and external.
• Introduce students to the clinical placement sites and facilitate their orientation with every change of clinical placement.
• Ensure that the skills lab is always well stocked and keep an inventory of the supplies and equipment in the skills lab.
• Regularly update the teaching staff and students on any new development regarding nursing procedures.
• Coordinate Movements of Students to Hospital upon Graduation;
• Responsible for coordination and sourcing of placement areas for students upon graduation in liaison with the Chief Nursing Officer and Principal.
• Liaise with College to coordinate placements of students and update senior nursing staff accordingly.
• Demonstrate, supervise and assess nursing procedures both in the ward and class tutorials.
• Working closely with the Quality Assurance and Training Coordinator to assess the training needs all Nurses and plan how to address these.
• Clinical Conferences and Training;
• Conduct clinical conferences with staff to facilitate skill acquisition and current nursing practice.
• Conducts training in support of CME and address skills gaps.
• Assess training needs.
• Liaise with the Quality Assurance and Training coordinator for Nurses case presentations.

Monitor Nurses Clinical Performance;

• Ensure students’ clinical performance records are completed by ward supervisors one week (1) before the end of placement and such records updated in individual student’s file.
• Plan and conduct Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCEs) on specified skills required to be mastered by the students before attending to patients.
• Plan and coordinate Nursing Council assessments for students within the clinical placements.
• Ensure that students fill in the skills taught and demonstrated in their practical/clinical log books.
• Record actual work done week-by-week in regards to practical subjects and progress records of individual students clinical performance.

Support to the College’s Activities;Participate in mentorship programme and counselling sessions for students.

• Participate in planning and coordinating co-curricular activities for students.
• Participate in the institution’s Brand promotion as well as other marketing strategies for growth of the school.
• Perform any other duty assigned by the Principal as it may be deemed necessary from time to time
• Professional Development;
• Maintain and develop own professional competencies and knowledge by attending and participating in continuous education sessions within and externally.
• Act as a mentor to students and junior staff
• Participate in the identification of training needs for students and clinical staff.
• Must have clinical teaching, counselling ,mentorship and assessment skills

Minimum requirement:

• Diploma (KRCHN) / Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree (BSN)
• Post Graduate Diploma in Nursing;
• Registered with the Nursing Council of Kenya with a valid license;
• Minimum of 2 years’ experience of classroom and clinical teaching experience at an institution of higher learning;
• Ability to teach using a variety of methods to effectively engage students in learning;
• Advanced computer skills and understanding of its use in a college setting;
• Able to counsel and mentor students and staff;
• Able to lead a large group of students;
• Able to assess students oral and written work including exam papers;
• Advanced written and oral communication skills. Able to provide stimulating lectures for students and provide written materials for students.
• Good organisation skills.

Interested candidates are requested to visit our website and apply online at https://www.karenhospital.org/about-us/ OR you can send your detailed CV to us on email to : recruitment@karenhospital.org quoting the reference number.

Deadline for submission is 8th February 2022

Due to the large number of applicants only shortlisted candidates will be contacted